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23 They would rather have statues of gods than the glorious God who lives forever. Their statues of gods are made to look like people, birds, animals and reptiles.

24 So God let them go. He allowed them to do what their sinful hearts wanted to. He let them commit sexual sins. They made one another’s bodies impure by what they did. 25 They chose a lie instead of the truth about God. They worshiped and served created things. They didn’t worship the Creator. But he is praised forever. Amen.

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23 and exchanged the glory of the immortal God for images(A) made to look like a mortal human being and birds and animals and reptiles.

24 Therefore God gave them over(B) in the sinful desires of their hearts to sexual impurity for the degrading of their bodies with one another.(C) 25 They exchanged the truth about God for a lie,(D) and worshiped and served created things(E) rather than the Creator—who is forever praised.(F) Amen.(G)

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